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51. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



52. Wliat shall the little ones use for a moccasin string? they said to 



one another. 



53. The yellow-breasted leech 



54. The Uttle ones shall use as a moccasin strmg, they said to one 



another. 



55. When the little ones use the yellow-breasted leech as a moccasin 



string, 



56. They shall have a moccasin string that will cause them to be free 



from all causes of death. 



57. When the little ones use the yellow-breasted leech as a moccasin 



string, 



58. They shall have a moccasin string that will never break. 



59. Of what shall the little ones make their foot? They said to one 



another. 



60. Of the soft dark boulder 



61 . The little ones shall make their foot as they travel the path of life, 



they said to one another. 



62. When the little ones make of the soft dark boulder their foot, 



63. They shall have a foot that will cause them to be free from all 



causes of death. 



64. When the little ones make of the soft dark boulder their foot, 



65. Their foot shall not be pierced by thorns and harmful grasses as 



they travel the path of life. 



66. They shall be able to trample down and crush all the harmful 



grasses as they travel the path of life. 



67. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



68. They said to one another: What shall the little ones use for a 



nioccasin string? 



69. The dark-breasted leech 



70. The little ones shall use for a moccasin string, they said to one 



another. 



71. When the little ones use the dark-breasted leech as a moccasin 



string, 



72. They shall have a moccasin string that will never break. 



73. When the little ones use the dark-breasted leech as a moccasin 



string, 



74. They shall have a moccasin string that will cause them to be free 



from all causes of death. 



At the close of the wi'-gi-e the moccasins are roughly made, the 

 left foot of each pair being given six fastenings to correspond with 

 the number of the Six Songs of the Tsi'-zhu division and seven 

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